Birgitta Johansson Niemelä
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Uppsala Univer-sity Hospital,
Uppsala
Sweden
Research Article
A Clinical Report: Mental health, Self-esteem and Social Interaction in Adolescents with CL/P in the Context of Re-constructive Surgery
Author(s): Birgitta Johansson Niemelä, Valdemar Skoog, Tor-Göran Henriksson and Viveka Sundelin WahlstenBirgitta Johansson Niemelä, Valdemar Skoog, Tor-Göran Henriksson and Viveka Sundelin Wahlsten
Background: Self-esteem in children and adolescents with deviances in function and appearance has been studied with diverse results. The effect of cleft lip/ and palate on mental health, self-esteem and social interaction were studied in the context of reconstructive surgery. Comparing parents’ and children’s’ self-esteem reports was also of interest. Exploring these differences could help the understanding of future mental health in patients with CL/P and their need for reconstructive surgery.
Methods: A descriptive study within an in-patient setting, Plastic Surgery Clinic, Uppsala University Hospital. Twenty-six CL/P patients between 13 and 19 years of age and their parents answered a specific condition questionnaire specially adapted for this study and Beck’s Youth Inventories the day before reconstructive surgery... View More»
